Cooking with Kids

Bethany O.

In this video we teach you how to make Spinach and Parmesan Gnocci - We hope you enjoy!

Pin or Pass

Ashley G.

Hey y'all, I'm Ashley a senior in high school here to share with you whether that recipe on Pinterest is worth pinning, or if you should just Pass. 

This weeks Pin-

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/452963675005425600/

Baked Chicken Parmesan-

Baked chicken parmesan coupled with Italian seasoned fresh green beans makes for a wonderful Saturday night family dinner. This recipe for a healthier version of chicken parm was fairly easy to follow, takes under an hour, and turned out looking delicious. The recipe's healthy modifications requires you to bake the chicken instead of frying it, use reduced fat cheese, and a light brushing of butter instead of an egg wash for the breadcrumb coating. The chicken turned out wonderfully moist on the inside however the breading was disappointingly soggy. Gina's (author of the recipe) pictures she took of her chicken looked crispy and delicious, which was a little misleading since I expected crispy chicken. A fellow reader of Gina's blog had a genius idea to bake the chicken on a rake to allow for it to crisp up beautifully. So if you decide to make this baked chicken parmesan, make sure you bake the chicken on a rack to ensure a crispy texture. With just this one modification to the recipe I would definitely PIN this pin, it is a wonderful, healthy, and easy to make alternative to fried chicken parmesan. 

Best of luck and enjoy!

-Ashley

Food Illness Outbreaks

Christine H.
New Mexico parasite infection outbreak linked to raw milk-



A news report last year documented two siblings cryptosporidiosis associated with raw milk consumption, a state is blaming an invasion of the microscopic parasites on raw milk. Since August 31, New Mexico has reported six new cases of “crypto”. All of the infected people all live in the same area and all they they have drank this raw milk before. All raw milk that has not been pasteurized and that has not gone through a heating process has the potential to become dangerous. The Crypto parasite is protected by an outer shell that allows it to survive outside a host body for some time. It is very tolerant of chlorine disinfection. New Mexico put out a state warning that said “Raw milk products may be contaminated with a variety of infectious pathogens.” They are more concerned with elderly people and young children whose immune systems are not yet strong enough to handle the pathogens. New Mexico is advising to everyone that has raw milk in their refrigerators to discard and not repurchase until further notice. Some symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, and nausea.

A Taste of Desserts Around The World

Boba Tea (AKA Bubble tea, pearl tea, etc.)

This Taiwanese drink originated as a fad with the local school children. A small tea shop near the school was a hotspot for hot and thirsty children leaving school. Children would stop by the shop to get iced milk tea. Soon the students realized adding flavors to the tea would make it taste a good deal better. However, in the process of adding in flavors, the shaking needed to blend it created bubbles, thus originating the name “bubble tea”. This bubble tea gained popularity for years before tapioca pearls were introduced.  In 1983, a bored employee by the name Ms. Lin Hsiu Hui was sitting in a business meeting and got a silly idea. She took the tapioca dessert they had given her and pored it into her chilled bubble tea. It was a hit. This trend spread like wildfire into Taiwan, and is today as far as the United States. (credit: http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/drink/inventor-bubble-tea-885732/, http://www.bubbleteasupply.com/what.html)

Recipe: Caramel Chai Boba Milk Tea

For this recipe I used Caramel Chai tea, however, any strong tea can be used to make a variety of flavors.

Ingredients:

v  1 cup Tapioca Bubbles (available at your local Asian market, or in the link at the end)

v  2 Tea bags of your choice

v  Honey (to taste)

v  Stevia (to taste)

v  1-2 cups of ice

v  1 cup whole milk

Directions:

1.) Steep two tea bags in one cup of hot water and leave steeping and cooling until further use.

2.) Place 1 cup of Tapioca Bubbles in a 4-quart saucepan of boiling water and boil for 20 minutes or according to your tapioca’s instructions. Stir occasionally. 

3.) Use an ice shaver to turn the 1-2 cups of ice into ice powder, reserve in freezer.

4.) Place your tea in the fridge to further cool it once it has steeped.

5.) Once your bubbles have boiled according to directions, remove them from heat and let them sit in the hot water for another 20 minutes. They will swell up and become chewy at this point.

6.) Drain and rinse the Boba with cold water. Stir in honey and/or stevia to sweeten.

7.) Combine milk, cold tea, stevia, and shaved ice in a cocktail shaker if you have one, if not, a securely closed drink container.

8.) Place Boba in the bottom of your glass and pour your tea mixture over it.

9.) Add a Boba tea straw (just a wider straw so the bubbles can go through it, also linked below) and Enjoy!

Tapioca Bubbles-https://www.amazon.com/BOLLE-Boba-Bubble-Tapioca-Pearls/dp/B00JVAZ532/ref=sr_1_5_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1474669553&sr=8-5&keywords=tapioca%2Bbubbles&th=1

Boba Straws-https://www.amazon.com/Count-EXTRA-Drinking-Straw-Striped/dp/B008Y07XSU/ref=pd_bxgy_325_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SC5XE4D7MYYQHEVY17ND

My Boba Tea Outcome:

 Toodles,

 Alyssa

Cooking with Kels

Kelsey C.

Quick & Easy snacks for the high school stduent

In this video you can learn how to make Turkey & Cheese crescent roll wraps - These are perfect for an after school snack when you're on the go! Enjoy!

PIES!

Culinary Arts II Honors had a great time preparing 150 mini pies for our first faculty meeting.

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We will continue our posts Fall 2015!